General Session V

Optimizing Outcomes, Speech and the Burden of Care

Saturday, March 20th
Goal: 

To present information which will lead to improved understanding of the diagnosis, natural history and treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate including speech disorders.

Objective: 

1. The attendees will be able to discuss those factors which influence long term outcomes of craniofacial and cleft. 
2. The attendees will be able to discuss treatment and outcomes of speech articulation disorders related to clefts.

Session Chair: 

Jamie S. Idelberg, BS, RDH

Session Co-Chair: 

Iris H. Sageser, RDH, MS

Schedule

157
8:10am

NASALITY IN CHILDREN WITH ROBIN SEQUENCE AFTER PRIMARY PALATOPLASTY
Prado-Oliveira, Dutka, Marques, Sousa-Brosco

159
8:20am

HYPERNASAL RESONANCE OUTCOMES AT AGES 3 TO 4 YEARS VS 6 TO 7 YEARS
Karnell, Dailey, Strike, Canady

8:30am

DISCUSSION

160
8:40am

VELOPHARYNGEAL MOTION AND LEVATOR MUSCLE SHORTENING DURING PHONATION IN YOUNG CHILDREN FOLLOWING PRIMARY PALATAL REPAIR
Tian, Yin, Zhao, Li, Shi

158
8:50am

THE EFFECT OF SPHINCTER PHARYNGOPLASTY CONTRACTILITY ON SPEECH OUTCOMES: AN UPDATE
Hubbard, Rice, Muzaffar

9:00am

DISCUSSION

163
9:20am

20 YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF 149 INDIVIDUALS BORN WITH UNILATERAL COMPLETE CLEFT LIP AND PALATE: DENTOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT AND BURDEN OF CARE
Semb, Rønning, Åbyholm

164
9:30am

LESSENING THE BURDEN OF CARE AND OUTCOME REVIEW
Cohen, Matthews, Paterno, Sharrar

165
9:40am

EDUCATING FAMILIES: PREDICTING OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CLEFT LIP AND PALATE DEFORMITIES
Albino, Koltz, Girotto

166
9:50am

RESOURCE UTILIZATION, OUTCOME ANALYSIS AND COMPENSATION IN THE MEDICAID VERSUS INSURED CLEFT POPULATION. IMPLICATIONS ON THE FUTURE VIABILITY OF CLEFT CENTERS
Sati, Havlik, Flores

10:00am

DISCUSSION

10:15am

COFFEE BREAK